Anchor for cargo tie-down devices



19532 E. D. GRIZZARD ET AL ,6 4,

ANCHOR FOR CARGO TIE'DOWN DEVICES Filed June 30, 1951 58 I9 as l5 49152 62922460, 15 4| u F/QfiAK/Q 004142, 2O 21 JflfiKC. 01/76/1271, 54 l0 INVENTORS.

Patented Oct. 21, 1952 NT OFFICE moHoR FOR CARGO TIE-DOWN DEVIGES. Earle Di Grizzafrd and Frank B. (Julian-L An- "a.Ssignors to Adqms'Rite Manufacturing Company,Glendale, Qalitl, a corporation of Cali- I fornia,

Application June 39, 1951; serial No!- 234 5 2 nomin (01. 287-205) (3111' invention relates to eide e h ble ork nectorior use tying down cargo so that it will" n movedur n fsh pm nt and s ert u a lyu eful as a eans r s ring car o o oth r r mo ab parts ineir i e h It is amobieet of the inventie t P ide a releasable connection 1 litwing a, connector part hich i a apted to bee ounteq in a e l, su as th floor. side-well. or eiling ore chamber n on ai craf h ving mean o e eaeine e shouldered body which isYernployed for the purpos of ,slec rineor tying d w t a go h r part whic is to he held g y place, thistt e eb onne tiouh e a simple and positi e loc in m ns which is easy onoper teyet secure the e ecto p to eet r w thout d nger of acci ental di ne ee= ment.

t is an o jec of the in e ti n t provide or se w h a sho ld ed onnec o b d a et h e c n to means vtitreneed to be s cured to 1 in a we t is connect r means be me an ope ng to receive the shoulde ed body. ea l i adj en he penin tor enga in the shou der d connector body and a clos re member hi h c ose he openin hen e houlde d nne t dyti remo ed t er om- The w llu ted co ne tor struct e isad pted oibe d s e P rm nent fixtur nd s ar ranged so that it may be mounted with its front wa l h th thew lll surface of t chambe T p g h ch s ada ted to rece ve t shouldered connector part closed by the c sure member positioned so that its outer" race is flush with the well. t

A fu bject o the invent on is to pmvidein the detachable con ectorstr ctureiever emb s w ch e arra ged o o positesides of andisubstantially parallel to the exispgf the opening which {receives the shouldered $9 1+ c or b y "these lever members being sup- P rt d o t t their oute ends mey w ne to- Ward and y om h ax o the o enin ithere being shoulders associotegi with the other ends 01 the lever members tor engagement the shoulder o he shou de d body, to cure t same n the pe n o nft edete he eeonnector structure.

A further objec or the invention isto pm vide in the detachable connector structure,

li iliee i h e ei th s u dered m e i spouse" to rotation ofthe cam rnern ber toe,

ody; and a1 m m er W ehi o e able f om we. esteem-Q1 t e structure 'a i arra ged. o'fe f j et tmev m nt of er A eature, 0? the n ention is at. the m r l p rt h s p tio arran d to ve i e me be s te e d it exis or?- the openingwhen thefper-t"is rnovect; one .or its] direction of movement, and eans i for spreading or releasing the levermembers Whejn't er isimovedi th Q nq i A further object fofthe invention is tolprovr a rotatable earn member, provided with a, he icaily disposed cam shoulder, andmanger ranged to be movedby this cam shoulder in.

complish opening and closing movement of i thej leyer members with-relationfto timeshouldereqconnector body which is inserted through the] opening of the gletachable, connector structur Further objects and, advantages ef the invention-wi11 be brought out in the foilowing pawn 013 3 the specification" wherein the details of a preferred embodiment of the :invention-hovebeen described for the purpose of dis bsure? and not for the purpose of 1imiti'ng"the scope? of the invention which is set forthxir meet-:5-

pended claims and without limiting the ingeof equivalence-towhich the claims ztre entitled.

Referring to the drawings which eresfor i tlustrative purposes only-z 1 t '1 Fig; 1 is a perspective view partlyi in cross section showing a: preferred embodiment of "theinvention; I

Fig. 2 isen enlarged fragmentary sectional; View showing the internal mechanism" amuse-41 ta chable connector; structure; with theglevers thereoi in separated: 'relationdand WifihJfihBfiClOL-Q? sure niernber positionedso as to closeel the'con he t r d r ceiv n opening of, the structurep F e- 31ise reemeet r sectio al viewlsimilar o He 2 ut w ee hek ers o Jew the ga a c nn or y which t e l-iee nserted thrcueh the en n n e qed the e em; Fig, 4 s a. s i a iew taken ext-th P1 fth l we Ia eo hewp el'l'Q fihe i t ewe engag m nt tm turee imit t d at 1 inFig. 3} t such as a'floor,side-wall or ceiling of a chamber.

in which a part is, to be secured, and connector body B having a head portion I arranged to be passed through an opening llin the front wall l2 of the connector structure C, by movement of 3, it maybe engaged by lever or jaw members [3.

The detachable connector body B has a flange M which. rests against the outer face of the wall" {:2 when the head Ill is inserted through the opening H, and has an outwardly projecting stem l5, only'a portionof which is shown, which stem #5 may be connected in any desired manner] 'to a part'which is to-be secured to the connector structure C. For example, the, stem '15] may, be'

"connected directly to apart; suehas 'a'container, ofjrf shaman sm-0r the stem '15 maybe 'c'on- I nec'ted to"a"strapbar or clevis such as employed inithegsecuring or tying down of cargo orj equipt; j'lfhe'c'onnector TC [includes a housing 13 @which"isconnected-to therear face of th front. warn by lsome suitable means [such as. spot This housing .lfi, has. a back wall .17 s aced from: and v substantially parallel t wall l2, front andrear walls; [8 and. walls lBQ one of theseisid walls l9 bei ng remov'edfrom Fig. 1 so, as to show underlying parts. A hinge pin is'sec ured in the frame 7 of the; connector. 0 ,in parallel relation to the j "wall: l2 and'so asto-cro'ss the axis of the. open ig'l l 'n ,Thispiniil extends across the housg fl fi'fand has its ends seated in openings in the t'l'and; rear walls IB LQ A metal insert 2l l is I disposedinfthe housing It. This metal insert has a .bach wall 2 2 spaced from. the backwall f the housingldand front and rear walls.

hic'li engagethe front andrear walls 18 efhousing l6. Asgbest shown, inFigs. 2

3 and gate-batsman 22 or the insert 21 has an opening 24 aligned with the op H in front gwtuj l2} The front wall I2 has a second tipeningsfi offset from theopening II and the back wallZZ has an opening 25a1igned withthe opening 25. The ends of; the pin Zllpass like- 'wisethrough'. the front and rear walls of the dnserttl. As shown-inFigA these front and rear walls 23 have therein slots 2'! parallel to theaxis of the-opening I l-gto form guide waysfor lateral; projections -28.f;ormed onthe forwardly (upwardly) extending arms 23 of a lever operat ing'kmembermhwhich is shown in perspective in Fig. 6. The..- lever operating member '30 has a oylindric' wall 3!": from whichthe arms 29 forwardly'extend -thelower portion 32 of this cylindrical t vall passing through and being slidable in the opening 2 3; as shownin'Figs. 2 and 3.

The cylindric wall- 3| has diametrallyopposed, axially elongatedfopenings" 33 through which portions of thepin' 20 pass; and 'theouter portions of the {arms -29-are provided withwedge 4 members 34 and shallow guide ways 35 positioned between the wedge members 34.

The levers 13 are identical in form as shown in Fig. '7, they each include a stem portion 36 which is semi-cylindrical in cross-section and has a pin opening 37. Extending from the stem portion 33 there is a hollow semi-cylindrical cup portion 33 having at the outer end thereof an inwardly extending flange or shoulder, 59 of such size that it will enter a channel 40 formed in the head ill, as shown in Fig. 3,.atwhich. time this shoulder 33 will bev positioned so as to fengage the annular shoulder 41 on the head of the con- I nector body B. Referring to Fig. 7, when a lever member !3 such as shown therein, is rotated 180 around the axis of the cylindrical cup porthe conecto body B from the position in .which M it is shown in Fig. l to the position in which ,is shown in Fig.3. When the head I0 has been T moved through the opening II ,as shown in Fig. 7

.tion 38, such lever member may be placed with relatio n'to' the lever member [3 shown in Fig. I so that thecup portions 38 will lie in facing rela'tion'asshown jii' lFig. 4 and will define a hollow cylindric body. At this time the diametral faces 42 of the stem portions 36 will be in engagement and the pin openings 31 of the stem portions 36will4be axially aligned. It is in this relation that the levers l3 are mounted upon the pin 20, with the sternportions 35 thereof projecting downwardly or rearwardly into 'the cylindrical wall 3| of the lever operating member 30. The cylindrical or cup portions 38 of the levers [3 have thereon projections 43 defining sloping faces 44 arranged to be engaged by'the wedge members 34:01" the actuating member 3!).

The actuating member 30 has operative movement along the axis of the openings H and 24, between theposition'in' which the member 30 is shown in Fig. 2 and that in which it is shown in Fig. 3. When the actuating member is in the rearward position in which it is shown in Fig. 2, the wedge members 34 thereof act upon the faces' id oflthe levers l3 and force the forward orfcup portions 33 of the levers I3 apartfrernoving the shoulders 39 thereof from positionsfor engagement with the shoulder 4| of the head In.

'Therefore, at this time the forward portions of the levers l3 are separated and the head I!) may be passed through the "opening II, to bring the groove or channel thereof intoalignment with the separated shoulders 39, and to bring the annular shoulder v ll into a position inwardly of the shoulders 39. When the lever operating 'member 30 is moved forwardly into the position in which it is shown in Fig. 3', the front portion 43 of the cylindrical'wa1l3l engages therounde ingly tapered rearward end faces 41 of the cup members 38' and causes the lever l3 to swing toward'the axis of the opening II and into en,- gaging position as shown in Fig. 3 whereupon the shoulders 39 will enter the annular groove 41'! of a head 10 which has been inserted through the openingll. The invention provides meansfor moving the lever operating member .30 forwardly and rearwardly. .This means includes a rotatable. part.

38, consisting of a pin having a forward portion 49 which substantially fills the opening 25 in the front wall [2 and is provided with a slot 50 adapted to beengaged by a screw driver tojrotate the pin 48. The rearward portion of the pin 48 pro{- jects'through the opening 26 and has flattened faces 52 and 32,formed thereon rearwardly of the wall 42. Aleaf spring54 has one end thereof secured to the wall lB'by means such as a rivet 55 and has its swingable end 53 positioned for engagement with the flat faces .52 and 53, respectively, so as to yieldably restrain the pin 48 from i w ll i an rotation and to hold the ei in the ex reme ooerative posit-ions thereof. Thepin 48 has helicall y disposed cam means in the form of a slot 5'! which receives a cam follower 58 consisting ofa lug or pin projecting from the cylindrical Wall 3| of the lever operating member 30. Whenthe pix-1A8 is rotated in counter-clockwise direction from the position in which-it is shown in Fig. 3, the shoulders along the sidesof the cam slot 551 will iactqilpo l the follower 58 so as to move the member 30 rearwardlyfrom -the position in which it is-shown in Fig. 3 to the position in which-it is shown in Fig. 2. This will result in the spreading of the forward ends of thelevers 1:3 so that the head ll] of the connector body B may beremoved from engagement with thedetache ableconnectorstructure C. v o H l I Y ,Aclosure for the opening I I, when thehead i isremoved therefrom is provided. As shownin Fig. :3, this closure consists of an inverted cup 60 which is positioned in thecavities oft-the cup portions 38 of the levers 13 when the head in is inserted as shown in Fig. 3, A compression spring 6:! is disposed within the cup {ill so as :to urge the same outwardly into-thevposition in wh hitis shown in Figs, 1 and 2 to filltheopen- II when the head i0 is removed therefrom. a closure orcup 60 has diametrally projecting 6,3, as shown in FigsQZ and 4 these logs being adapted to move in the guide ways 3 5 of thejarms 2e, and as indicatedin Fig. 2, these lugs "diareipositioned so that thefront faces thereof Bnsagetheinnerfac of theifront wall L2 therebylimit outward movement of-the cup 6.0, to aposition wherein the front face of the cup at; will be flush withthefront faceof thewall i2;- Ref-erring to rFig. 1, when. the connector body B is moved from the position in which i-t is shown "so as to ,cause the 'head If! to enter the opening II, the head L0 will move the closure or cup 60 inwardly from the position in which itiis shown in Figs. 1 and 2, against the yieldable force of the spring BLthereby returning the cup 60 to the position in which it is shownin Fig.. 3

wn ntne head H) is-fullyinsertedandis adapted levers l3.

. 11 In a detachable connector for n a shouldered connectorbody: a frame having a front wall with a -first opening therein toreceive said shouldered tote locked in placeby the shoulders}?! of the body and having a second opening disposedgto oneiside of saidfirstopening hinge means carried by :said frame in spaced relation and parallelto said;;Wall lever meansqmounted onisaidhinge means so asto swing toward and awayfrom the axispofsaid firstopening, said leverfimeans being shouldered so asrto engage said shouldered conector-body when it is insertedin said first-openin land means operative through said'second opening to move said lever means toward said axis of saidwfirst opening. i v I "21in a detachable connectorfor a shouldered connectorbody: aiframe having afront wallwith a first opening therein'ato receive said shouldered means'so as to swing toward andaway from the axis of said first opening, saidlevenmeans being shouldered so as to engage said shouldered conn'ejctorbody when a is -insertedin said first open-- i-ngq-means operative-thro gh said second opening to -move said levermeanstoward said axisof said i ts-$5157.71

l em dz om sa rst o n n d sa d e e means isswung away from the axis of said first 3. In a detachable connectorfor ashouldered connector body: a frame having a front wall with a first opening thereinto receive saidshouldered dmo d havin a second op i posedlto 7 one side of said first opening hinge means carried by saidaframe in spaced relation and parallel to said wall; levermeans mounted :onsaidhinge means so as toswing toward and away from the axis of said first opening said lever means being shouldered'so asto engage said shouldered con nector body when itis inserted in said first opening an annularmember disposedaround said lever means and being movable toward and away from said front wall, said annularmember beingarranged to move said lever means toward a-xislof said first opening so that said lever means will engagesa'id shouldered connector body inserted in said first opening; and means operative through said second openingto move saidannular member toward and away from said front-wall..-

4. In a detachab-legconnector for a shouldered connector body: a frame having a front wall with a first opening therein to receive said shouldered body, and having a secondopening disposedxto one sideo-f said first opening; hinge means'carried by said frame in spaced relation and parallel :to said wall; lever means mounted on saidihinge means so aslto swing toward and awayfrom the axi of said first opening, said" lever meansibeing shouldered so as to engage said shouldered-con nector body when it is inserted in said first opening; an annular member disposed around. said lever means and bein movable towardand away from said front wall, said annular memberbeing arranged to move said lever means toward axisof saidifirst opening so that said lever means will engage said shoulder'ed'connector body inserted said first opening so as'to close the same when said shoulderedconnector body is removed'from" said first opening and said lever means is swung away from the axis of said first opening.

5. In a detachable connector for a shouldered connectorbody: a frame having a front wall with a first-openingtherein to" receive said shouldered body,and having a secondopening disposed to'one side oflsaid first opening; hinge means c'arried by said frame in spacedrelation and parallel to saidwall; lever means mounted on said hinge means so asto swing toward and away'from the axis of said first opening, said lever means being shouldered so as to engage said shouldered connector body when itis inserted in said first open-f ing; a rotatable member aligned with the axis of said second openingsaid rotatable member being operable from the exterior of said frame; and

means operated by rotation of said'rotatable member to move said lever means toward said axis ofsaid first opening whereby said lever means 1 1 will be positioned for engagement with said shouldered connector body inserted in said first opening.

I 6. In a detachable connector-for s ou dered connector body: aframe having a front wall Wit'h 7 afirst opening therein to receive said shouldered body, and having a second opening disposed to one side of said first opening; hinge means carried by said frame in spaced relation and parallel to said wall; lever means mounted on said.

hinge means so as to swing toward and away from the axis of said first opening, said lever mounted within said frame so as to move toward and away from said front wall; a. rotatable member-mounted in said frame in alignmentwith said second opening, said rotatable member having a helically disposed shoulder, said rotatable member being operable from the exterior of said frame; and means engaging said helically disposed shoulder of said rotatable member so as to be moved in response to rotation of said rotatable member, said last named means being connected to said lever operating member so that it will move said lever operating member and thereby operate said lever means.

7. In a detachable connector for a shouldered connector body: a frame having a front wall with a first opening therein to receive said shouldered body, and having a second opening disposed to one side of said first opening; hinge means carried by said frame in spaced relation and parallel to said walls; lever means mounted on said hinge means so as to swing toward and away said second opening, said rotatable member hav-.

ing a helically disposed shoulder, said rotatable member being operable from the exterior of said frame; means engaging said helically disposed shoulder of said rotatable member so as to be moved in response to rotation of said rotatable member with said last named means being cont; nected to said lever operating member so that it-.'will move said lever operating member and thereby operate said lever means; and closure means disposed in. said frame within said first opening and being movable outwardly into said first opening so as to close the same when said shouldered connector body is removed from said first'opening and said lever means is swung away from the axis of said first opening.

. 8. Ina detachable connector for a shouldered connectorbody: a frame having a front wall with a first opening therein to receive said shouldered body, and having a second opening disposed to one side of said first opening; lever means supported in said frame on opposite sides of the axis of said first openin so that the outer ends of said lever means will be movable toward and away from the axis of said first opening, said lever means being shouldered so as to engage said shouldered connector body when it is inserted in said first opening; and means operative through said second opening to move said lever means toward said axis of said first opening.

' 9.. In a detachable connector for a shouldered connector body: a frame having a front wall with H p a first opening therein to receive said shouldered body, and having a second opening disposed to one side of said first opening; lever means supported in said frame on opposite sides of the axis of said first opening so that :the outer ends of said lever means will be movable toward and away from the axis of said first opening, said lever means being shouldered so as to engage said shouldered connector body when it is inserted in said first opening; means operative through said second opening to move said lever means toward said axis of said first opening; and closure means disposed in said frame within said first opening and being movable outwardly into said first opening so as to close the same when said shouldered connector body is removed from said first opening and said lever means is swung away from the axis of said first opening.

10. In a detachable connector for a shouldered connector body: a frame having a front wall with a first opening therein to receive said shouldered body, and having a second opening disposed to one side of said first opening: lever means supported in said frame on opposite sides of the axis of said first opening so that the outer ends of said lever means will be movable toward and away from the axis of said first opening, said lever means being shouldered so as to engage said shouldered connector body when it is inserted in said first opening; an annular member disposed around said lever means and being movable toward and away from said front wall, said annular member being arranged to move said lever means toward said axis of said first opening so that said lever means will engagesaid shouldered connector body inserted in saidfirst opening; means operativethrough said second opening to move said annular member toward and away from said front wall; and closure means disposed in said frame within said first opening and being movable outwardly into said first opening so as'to close the same when said shouldered connector body is removed from said first opening and said lever means is swung away from the axis of said first opening.

11. In a detachable connector for a shouldered connector body: a frame having a front wall with a first opening therein to receive said shouldered body, and having a second opening disposed to one side of said first opening; lever means supported in said frame on opposite sides of the axis of said first opening so that the outer ends of said lever means will be movable toward and away from the axis of said first opening, said lever means being shouldered so as'to engage said shouldered connector body when it is inserted in said first opening; a lever operating member mounted within said frame so as to move toward and away from said front wall; a rotatable member mounted in said frame in alignment with said second opening, said rotatable member having a helically disposed shoulder, said rotatable me'mber being operable from the exterior of said frame; and means engaging said helically "disposed shoulder of said rotatable member so as tobe moved in response to rotation of said rotatable member, said last named means being connected to said lever operating member so that it will move said lever operating member and thereby operate said lever means.

12. In a detachable connector for a shouldered connector body: a frame having a front wall with a first opening therein to receive said shouldered body, and having a second opening disposed to oneside of said first opening; lever means supported in said frame on opposite sides of the axis of said first opening so that the outer ends of said lever means will be movable toward and away from-the axisof said first opening, said shouldered connector body when it is inserted in said first opening; a lever operating member I mounted within said frame so asto move toward and away from said front Wall; a rotatable member mounted in said frame inalignment with said move said lever operating member andthereby operate said lever means; and closure means disposed in said frame Within said'first opening and being movable outwardly into said first opening so as to close the same when said shouldered connector body is removed from said first opening and said lever meansisswung away from theaxisof said first opening.

EARLE D. GRIZZARD.

FRANK PU COLLAR. JACK C. MITCHELL.

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